5 killed, 50 injured in Doon Express derailment

Five persons were today killed and 50 others injured when seven bogies--five sleeper and two general coaches--of Howrah-Dehradun Doon Express derailed near Mahrawa station here.

"Five persons have been killed and 50 injured in the accident," Superintendent of Police (SP), Jaunpur, Akash Kulhari told PTI.

Image: Injured Mohammad Sameer, 21, left, who was traveling in Doon Express, a passenger train which derailed in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Thursday, May 31, 2012, is treated at a local hospital.